Former MP Mohamed Abou Hamed has called for a mass demonstration on Friday to enable secular forces to return to the Tahrir square.
Writing on his Twitter account, Abou Hamed called for protests against the Muslim Brotherhood whom he said “spoiled” the marches of the secular forces last Friday.
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and secular-leaning groups held separate rallies in Tahrir Square Friday, later leading to clashes in which 110 people were injured, according to the Health Ministry.
Two buses used by the Muslim Brotherhood to bring in supporters were also set alight.
This was the first time in which supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsy have clashed since he took office in June. In August, Abou Hamed led a march of some 3,000 people to the presidential palace to protest against Morsy and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Abou Hamed’s recent call comes a day after some 50 secular political parties and groups called for protests against what they call the “aggression of the Brotherhood” against peaceful protestors in Tahrir.
Leading figures in the Muslim Brotherhood, such as Essam al-Erian denied such accusations, saying that most of the injured protestors are members of the Brotherhood.
